The Max Planck Diet

If you landed up over here you have probably been looking through my Recipies.

In my racing days I normally weighrd about 72 kg. While working for the
Breweries as an apprentice in 1986 (yeah I am getting old), my weight shot up to
80 kg. This was due to us appies getting Beer for free in the evenings. I'll
spare you the gory details.

I retired from racing in 1993 and then my weight slowly crept up and jo-jo'd
between 73 and 76.
Ocassionally Urda & Myself did a Potato diet, but just eating less or less
well never featured in our Diet.
Well the good living finally caught up and I occasionally saw the Scale groan at
78 Kg.
Good food goes with good drink and I then stumbled on the Max Planck Diet. Last
time I did that was also a few years back and I remembered how well it worked
and how easy it was.

So on Monday morning 10 October 2005, we both started (the weight is given
first and then 2'nd week for myself, with the 3'rd (non fasting) week thrown in
for good measure- no it is not Nick and Urda's- by the way
she guessed to have lost about 5 Kg):

1st
day +-7874.8
73.5

Breakfast:
Black coffee without sugar in any amount

Lunch:
2 boiled eggs, lightly salted spinach

Evening
meal: 1 large grilled steak, a green salad and fruit of any kind

2nd
day 77.3
kg 74.5
73.8

Breakfast:
Black coffee without sugar and 1 bread roll

Lunch:
1 large steak, a green salad and fruit of any kind

Evening
meal: Any quantity of boiled ham

3rd
day 76.3
kg 74
73.4

Breakfast:
Black coffee without sugar and 1 bread roll

Lunch:
2 boiled eggs, salad and tomato

Evening
meal: Boiled ham and a green salad

4th
day 76.3
73.6 73

Breakfast:
Black coffee without sugar and 1 bread roll

Lunch:
1 boiled egg, cooked or raw carrots and Swiss cheese

Evening
meal: Fruit Salad

5th
day 75.3 72.9
73

Breakfast:
Black coffee without sugar and carrots with lemon

Lunch:
Steamed fish and tomatoes

Evening
meal: 1 steak and a green salad

6th
day
75.1 72.6
72.5

Breakfast:
Black coffee without sugar and 1 bread roll

Lunch:
Grilled chicken

Evening
meal: 2 boiled eggs and carrots

7th
day 74.5 72.6
73.4

Breakfast:
Tea with lemon and sugar

Lunch:
1 grilled steak and any fruit

Evening
meal: Free choice

On
the eighth day, the diet starts from the beginning again and runs for another
week. After this, you can basically eat as normal again. You should nevertheless
always pay attention to, and limit, fat, sauces and sweets.

If
you keep strictly to this diet plan for two weeks, you can lose between 3 and 9
kg. This diet initiates a change in your metabolism that should make it possible
for you to keep your weight at a stable level, even after the diet.

As
much mineral water as possible should be drunk during the complete diet. And you
should continue to drink up to 3 litres of mineral water after the diet.

After a month I have noticed that my weight stays between 73 & 74 Kg's. I
do watch that I don't eat to much though. But I still cook with cream &
Chardonnay.

Disclaimer: I am in no way endorsing this or any
other diet method. From what I heard, some people actually got ill from
following this thing. I did it primarily to do something good to my well-trashed
body and to prove to some people that I had the will-power to stick to it. One
friend put the weight back on soon after and really I don't care. In fact,
he thinks the whole thing is basically nonsense and if you really want to lose
some weight, go easy on the alcohol, eat moderately and get some exercise!
If you decide to follow this or any other diet then you do so entirely by your
own volition and at your own risk.